natural wonder
Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla
Columnar basalt gorge walls with waterfalls near Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, reached by road from Pachuca with visitor parking.
24 km · about 25 min drive
Hidalgo, Mexico · North America
Metepec is worth a stop: 10 minutes from La Magdalena, 24km from Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla.
Metepec is a town located in Hidalgo, Mexico. With a population of 2,090, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Metepec sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Metepec to your route.
Metepec is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 192.7 km2 (74.4 sq mi). In 2005, the municipality had a total population of 9,278. By 2020, it had risen to 13,078.
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Metepec is located in Hidalgo, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.2376 latitude, -98.3212 longitude.
Metepec has a population of approximately 2,090 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
Full driving guide for Mexico3 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Columnar basalt gorge walls with waterfalls near Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, reached by road from Pachuca with visitor parking.
24 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Mexico's first designated Pueblo Mágico, a Hidalgo village of red-tiled roofs beside the 18th-century Santa María Regla and San Miguel Regla silver haciendas, now set among reservoirs and basalt canyons.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Hidalgo's "Little Cornwall" at 2,700 m: red-roofed houses, a Cornish cemetery whose graves face England, and 30 bakeries selling pastes, the Mexican descendant of the Cornish pasty.
38 km · about 45 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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